Execs from VMWare, Intel, HP Ranked Most Influential IT Leaders

An annual list ranking the top 100 most influential movers and shakers has named executives from VMware, Intel and Hewlett-Packard among the top 10 most powerful IT leaders.

Everything Channel‘s CRN recognizes the executives who have changed the way the channel does business through engineering blockbuster acquisitions, developing breakthrough technology initiatives and spearheading aggressive…

Japanese Hacker Twosome Arrested for Stealing Virtual Characters

Japanese police have arrested two people suspected of stealing virtual characters and goods from players of a popular online game, Sophos reports.

Yu Nishimura and Kaori Tanaka allegedly used spyware to steal credentials from players of the Lineage II Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. The duo allegedly advertised a website that offered Lineage players free tools to enhance their online characters’ combat…

I Spy, You Spy: InfraGard Allows Citizens to Become Volunteer G-Men

His name may not  appear in the media as often as his industry and government peers, but InfraGard’s Jerry Dixon is a key figure to count on when it comes to cybersecurity.

Dixon currently serves as vice president for government relations for InfraGard, FBI’s civilian watchdog that works to counter terrorism threats and protects…

Dhaka Student Files First-Ever Cyber Crime Case

A student has filed the first cyber crime case in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, accusing two individuals of using false information to create a Facebook account and posing as her, according to bdnews24.com.

The defendants are two editors of the Alochhaya magazine, Abu Reza and Sanjay Dey Ripon. The plea said Ripon contacted the plaintiff, a female…

Iran Confirms Cyber Attack on Nuclear Plants

Iran admitted Monday that its controversial uranium enrichment centrifuges had been targeted by a virus, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not confirm it was the Stuxnet worm, Reuters reports.

The Iranian president told a news conference that Iran would attend talks about nuclear issues Dec. 5, but restated its…

Hacker Posing as Student Pays Hefty Price for Transgressions

A hacker who pretended to be a student to gain access to email accounts of hundreds of students at a university in England has been ordered to pay more than $31,000 in costs and compensation, according to BBC News.

Daniel Woo, a 23-year-old Bulgarian, admitted posing as a student at the School of Oriental and African Studies in central London. Authorities said he was caught…

BAE Systems Acquires Aussie Cybersecurity Company

Defense contractor BAE Systems has inked a deal to acquire stratsec.net, an Australian cybersecurity consulting firm, for approximately $23 million.

The acquisition will expand BAE Systems in the growing area of cybersecurity and intelligence.

“This acquisition supports our strategy to expand our existing information security services,…

Holder Announces Crackdown of Websites Purveying Counterfeit Goods

Just in time for Cyber Monday, as millions of Americans are expected to make holiday purchases with the click of a mouse, Attorney General Eric Holder announced stepped-up efforts to shut down sites selling counterfeit products.

Working with the Justice Department’s criminal division, the Department of Homeland Security and…

Hacktivist ‘the Jester’ Takes Credit for WikiLeaks DoS Attack

A hacker known as the Jester claimed responsibility for the DoS attack that left WikiLeaks.org crippled for hours on Sunday, shortly before the site began posting its largest-to-date release of classified U.S. diplomatic cables, according to CNN.

The cyber vigilante, who describes himself as a “hacktivist for good,” tweeted he took the site down…

UK Develops Olympic Cybersecurity Plan

The U.K. is crafting a cybersecurity plan for the 2012 London Olympics to help thwart criminal activity on the web and safeguard digital networks, Indian news outlet PTI reports.

Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, minister of state for security, announced the plans at a Nov. 25 Olympic security conference in London. She also uncovered plans for a new…